Basketball Game Preview: Eastmark Firebirds vs. ALA - Queen Creek Patriots

The Eastmark Firebirds will venture away from home to face off against the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Eastmark's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.

Last Tuesday, Eastmark got the win against Crismon by a conclusive 68-46. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Rattlers are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, ALA - Queen Creek came up short against ALA - Gilbert North on Tuesday and fell 70-62.

ALA - Queen Creek's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 13-7. As for Eastmark, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.

Eastmark suffered a grim 64-44 defeat to ALA - Queen Creek when the teams last played on January 10th. Can Eastmark avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.